Bottle carrier



March 13, 1945. B. ROTHSTEIN BOTTLE CARRIER Filed April '7, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l March 13, 1945. B. ROTHSTEIN BOTTLE CARRIER Filed April 7, 1945 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Batented Mar. 13, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT orr ca BOTTLE CARRIER Barney Rothstein, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., asslgnor to Old Fashion Mas Root Beer Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

Bottling Company,

Application April '1, 1943, Serial No. 482,152 A 4 Claims. 229-52 The invention relates generally to hand carriers and primarily seeks to provide a novel form of bottle carrier which is strong and durable and can be inexpensively manufactured from heavy paper or cardboard.

It is well known that much difficulty is encountered in the carrying of bottles to and from the I market, and much effort has been expended in developing various forms of bottle carriers including hand holds and which are adaptable for conveniently carrying bottles to and from places at which bottled products are purchased. These efforts usually have been directed toward the pro? vision of carriers suitable for carrying the relatively small bottles used in the packaging of carbonated or other beverages. The present invention, while adapted to broader uses, is designed to ill! the need for an eificient carrier adaptable to the carrying of larger bottles, such as quart sizes ,of milk or carbonated water or the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple form of bottle carrier of the character stated wherein is provided a central hand hold and bottle dividing wall and a single bottle receptacle of holding compartment at each side of the central wall.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle carrier of the character stated that can be collapsed fiat without disconnecting any parts thereof, for convenience in storing, shipping or other handling.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle carrier of the character stated which is made up from an elongated blank having a central portion large enough to form a base whereon two large bottles may rest uprightly, and two op-' positely directed end portions each including an I end wall forming portion forming an end exten sion of the central portion, side flaps adapted to be folded to lie oppositeone another and form the side walls ofthe carrier at one end, and end wall rier embodying the invention. 1

flaps adapted to be folded upon each other to form double walled inner end walls, said double walled inner end walls being adapted to be brought into back to back contacting relation in thefinished carrier and stapled or otherwise se-' cured together to form a bottle dividing central wall and hand hold portion.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle carrier of the character stated formed from a blank to comprise two like end portions which are brought together to form a bottle dividing wall and hand hold portion and having regis; terlng finger receiving apertures therethrough whereby the act of carrying the carrier with finincludes a registering Figure'2 is a plan view of the blank from which the carrier is formed.-

Figure 31s a vertical cross section taken on the line 3-3 on Figure 4.

Figure4 is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 44 on Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5-5 on Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the carrier collapsed into the fiat for storing or shipping purposes.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional perspective view showing one side at one end of the blank folded up.

The blank from which the improved carrier structure is formed includes two identical end sections or half portions A joined at a central fold line B. Each half section disposed at each side of the central fold line B includes a rectangular base area 5 defined by the'side edges 6, the central fold line Bend the end fold line 1 and largeenough to receive the base of a single bottle, the two base areas 5, 5 together comprising a base section on which two bottles can be supported, side by side.

Beyond the end fold line 1 each end section includes an end wall area 8, defined by the respective fold line 1, parallel side fold lines 9, and by the respective V-shaped end terminus l0.

A side wing area ll extends laterally beyond each fold line 9, and each lateral extension is cross slit as at l2 to limit the shape of the side wall portion to be effective as a bottle embracing side wall and to partially define a hand hold or central divider wall area l3. Both lateral wing portions H and I 3 which extend in longitudinal alignment in the manner illustrated in Figures 2 and 7 are reinforced and connected by a full length reinforcing flap extension II which is connected with the wing extensions II and I! at a. fold line I5. The wing extensions ii are equipped with registering, finger receiving apertures l6, and each reinforcing flap extension l4 recess l1 in the lateral edge extremity thereof.

In shaping up the carrier the end walls I are folded uprightly at fold lines I, and then the side wing portions I l are folded into parallel relation about the hinge or fold lines I. By now folding the respective ends of the end portions of the blank at the fold lines l thereinforclm flaps can be brought together in contacting relation as illustrated in Figures 4 and 5 and the wing extensions. 13 can be brought into face to face contact in the manner clearly illustrated in Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5 to bring the finger receiving apertures l5 and recesses l'l into registry and to form the central hand hold or bottle separating wall in the manner clearly illustrated in said Figures 1, 3, 4 and 5. The end section portions thus brought together to form the hand hold and dividing wall may be secured in face to face contact by Stap1es'i8 or other securing means in the manner clearly illustrated.

With the carrier made up in the manner clearly illustrated in Figures 1 and 4 the compartments provided at opposite sides of the hand hold or dividing wall are adapted to receive two large size bottles with the dividing wall separating the bottles against damaging contact.

It will be obvious that by folding the base areas 5 in face to face contact, either upwardly between the end walls 8, or downwardly as illustrated in Figure 6, and by swinging the sidewalls ll laterally about the hinge connections 5 with the hand hold or divider wall, each end wall 8 can, be brought into face to face contact with the side wall H at the particular side in a manner for completely collapsing the carrier into the flat as illustrated in Figure 6. In the flattened condition illustrated in Figure 6 the carriers can be conveniently stored or shipped.

It is of course to be understood that the details of structure and the arrangement of parts may be variously changed and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. A bottle carrier formed from a paper blank to comprise a base large enough to receive two bottles thereon, a centrally disposed hand held comprising a wall of a width approximating the width of a bottle to be carried and disposed centrally above and separate from the base and forming a dividing wall between two bottles when the latter are supported on the base, an end wall of a width approximating the width of a bottle and upstanding from each end of said base, and a side wall of a width approximating the width of a bottle and uprightly disposed at each side of each end wall and hin edly connected at one upright edge with the adjacent end wall and at its other upright edge with the adjacent hand hold, said base having a fold line thereacross and equally dividing the same into half portions whereby said half portions can be folded one against the other and said side walls can be swun laterally about their hinge connections with the hand hold to bring the end walls mu face to face parallel relation and collapse the carrier natwise for storage or shipment.

2. A bottle carrier formed from a paper blank comprising a base section 5, I of an area for receiving thereon two bottles, and an end extension I, i I, [3, ll at each end of said base section, each said end extension being foldableuprightly relative to the base section to form an end wall 8 and including lateral side wall extensions H, II Ioldable into parallel spaced relation to form bot- .tle embracing side walls II, II and two wall portions I3, l3 foldable in face to face contact to forma hand hold portion, said two hand hold forming wall portions l3, l3 when secured together in face to face contact forming a hand hold and a division wall for separating bottles supported on said base portion.

3. A bottle carrier formed from a paper blank comprising a base section 5, 5 of an area for receiving thereon two bottles, and an end extension 8, l I, I3, I4 at each end of said base section, each said end extension being foldable uprightly relative to the base section to form an end wall 8 and including lateral side wall extensions II, II fold.-

' able into parallel spaced relation to form bottle embracing side walls I I, H and two wall portions i3, i3 foldable in face to face contact to form a hand hold portion, said two wall portions i3, i3 forming endwise extensions of said two side wall extensions H, in the blank and being separated therefrom by cross slitting l2, l2, and there being included a reinforcing flap l4 extending along and connecting each of said two wall portions l3, l3 and the associated one of the two other side wall extensions H, II, and said two.

hand hold portions when secured together in face to face contact forming a hand hold and a division wall for separating bottles supported on said base portion with the reinforcing flaps l4 folded into and forming a part of said division wall.

4. A bottle carrier formed from a paper blank to comprise a base large enough to receive two bottles thereon, a centrally disposed hand hold comprising a wall of a width approximating the width of a bottle to be carried and disposed centrally above and separate from the base and forming a dividing wall between two bottles when the latter are supported on the base, and wall structures for surrounding a single bottle at each side of said hand hold and including two parallel side walls-and an end wall paralleling said centrally disposed wall and connected to said base, said base being foldable upon itseli',-and the wall structures at each side of the hand hold being collapsible by a lateral swinging of the side walls flatwise one at one side upon another at the opposite side with the end walls in parallel relation to transform the actively set up carrier to flat collapsed form for storage or shipment.

BARNEY 

